GravitasThe Dark Side of Bangladesh's Garment Industry | Real Stories Full-Length Documentary
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Peter RileyThe Federation of General Workers Myanmar (FGWM) reports a labour strike currently going on at the factory of Sen Yu Clothings Myanmar Co., Ltd. It is located inside the Shwe Lin Ban Industrial Zone, Hlaingtharyar Township, in Yangon, with around 500 workers, who are on strike since January 7th, 2026.
These are their demands:
A daily wage of 12,000 kyats (approx. 5 EUR) …
https://globalmayday.net/2026/01/18/strike-sen-yu-factory/
#Burma #FGWM #garmentworkers #LabourMovement #Myanmar #organize #solidarity #strike
#unions
1500 #garmentworkers were made homeless when #Korail in #Dhaka #Bangladesh was devastated by a fire. #NGWF National Garment Workers Federation is organizing to provide for their immediate needs and to assist in rebuilding.
https://femnet.de/en/what-we-do-en/what-we-do/solidarityworks/news-productioncountries/news-from-bangladesh/6762-fire-in-the-informal-district-of-korail-in-dhaka-thousands-of-textile-workers-homeless.html
NGWF Bangladesh
https://ngwfbd.com/about-us/
About https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Garment_Workers_Federation
The USA PotatoWorkers Who Make Black Friday Deals Possible Face Attacks on Right to Organize
New reports detail how the fashion industry relies on underpaid and overworked labor in the Global South.#OTD In the bloody tradition of exploitation, sweatshops & textile workers deaths https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/12741/123-garment-workers-were-killed-on-fire
“The wheels of justice turn slowly”
https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/rmg/11-years-tazreen-fashions-fire-trial-progresses-snails-pace-745362
#Bangladesh #Dhaka #garmentworkers #labourmovement #organize #solidarity #Tazreen #unions #workingclasshistory
Lifestyle | The Guardian USFast-fashion recycling: how ‘the castoff capital of the world’ is making Indian factory workers sick https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/07/indian-factory-workers-fast-fashion-recycling-panipat-discarded-clothing #Ethicalandgreenliving #SouthandcentralAsia #Globaldevelopment #Garmentworkers #Lifeandstyle #Globalhealth #Environment #Employment #Recycling #Worldnews #Fashion #India #Waste
1,416 workers at the #Katunayake factory were misled by #NEXT management into signing voluntary resignation letters in order to obtain compensation. 16 workers refused to resign and filed a complaint for unlawful termination
#cleanclothes #garmentworkers #labourmovement #next #Organize #solidarity #srilanka #unions
#Oxfam Australia report Unravelling Exploitation exposes #wagetheft, forced labour and child labour amongst #Bangladesh #garmentworkers — links to Australian fashion brands. #unions fight-back.
https://www.3cr.org.au/sticktogether/episode/threads-unravel-child-labor-behind-clothes-we-wear
Threads unravel child labor behind the clothes we wear
On this episode of Stick Together, James speaks with Nina Crawley from Oxfam Australia about the new report Unravelling Exploitation, which exposes wage theft, forced labour and child labour in Bangladesh’s garment industry — and the links to Australian fashion brands. They discuss why current laws aren’t enough, how unions and workers are fighting back, and what we in Australia can do to push for systemic change.
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